Cyberpunk, according to Bruce Bethke, who coined the term 25 years ago, is “a young, technologically facile, ethically vacuous, computer-adept vandal or criminal.” Think of a highly techno-savvy version of Alex DeLarge, the protagonist in Anthony Burgess’ masterpiece A Clockwork Orange.
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Storytelling: no story, nothing to tell
Posted: by Rudy Nadler-Nir in Anthrodigital, Archetypes, Narratives, TheoriesTags: A Clockwork Orange, Alex DeLarge, Anthony Burgess, Bruce Bethke, Cyberpunk, digital novel, Eric Maddern, Otherland, OTHERLAND – THE GAME, speaking computer, Storytelling, storytelling 2.0., Tad Williams, technologies mashup'ed, The Matrix, Wachowski brothers
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Emperor Zuiker’s New Posterior 2.0
Posted: by Rudy Nadler-Nir in Anthrodigital, Archetypes, Learning from others, NarrativesTags: Andersen, Anthony Zuiker, branching narrative, computer games narrative, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, digerate literature, digital novel, Dutton imprint, Jonas Carlquist, Kindle, narrative, souped-up e-book, storytelling 2.0., The Emperor's New Clothes, vapourwork, Variety, Web 2.0
Have you heard about Anthony Zuiker? Does the name at least ring a bell? Try again… that’s right, CSI! Zuiker is the Creator/Executive Producer of CBS’s megahit crime series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation“ and its two hysterically successful spin-offs – CSI: Miami and CSI: New York. According to stories making the rounds on the Media circuit, [...]